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You’ll find the unusual Orange Jewelweed Herbaceous Vegetation growing on piles of driftwood on the banks of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers. The piles are left behind by floods. Each major flood will likely re-arrange the pile—adding to it or washing it away. The vegetation in this community consists almost entirely of orange jewelweed, which has beautiful blossoms in the summer.
Can you find this combination of key features?
Identifying This Natural Community
- Orange jewelweed growing on piles of driftwood left behind by a flood
- Location: on a riverbank
If so, welcome to Orange Jewelweed Herbaceous Vegetation at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park.
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